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Tim just pointed out that amazon.com is suggesting that readers buy The Communist Manifesto with Three Fortunes in One Cookie.
Now there’s a connection that eludes me. Was Karl Marx gay? Did he develop his philosophy from fortune cookies? Is it because Alyson used red font on our cover?
It’s kind of cold here right now.
What is this, official 
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My friend James finds it endearing when I say, “I might could do that.”
Recently, Tim brought to my attention that I say, “Get your picture made,” or “making your picture,” instead of “taken” and “taking.”
Very often, I have to ask my writing partners (origins Maine, Pennsylvania, and California) if phrases I use are Southern. Fortunately, since the TJB characters are Midwestern, I have many resources to draw from, including Tom, who’s from Minnesota.
But there’s one phrase that I’ve heard only within my family, and I wonder if it’s Southern or just us. “Take up the ice,” which means “put the ice in glasses for tea or water before a meal.” Anyone else heard or used this phrase?
As the Neville Brothers sang:
Thank you, Miss Rosa, you are the spark
You started our freedom movement
Thank you, Sister Rosa Parks.
Shawn and I seem to be checking out each other’s blogs/journals for goodies. The following is something I’ve meant to do for a while. For various reasons, last year was a difficult one for me. When I said that to Tim one night, he said, “But when was the last time you had a year you felt that way about?” When I thought about his question, it completely shifted my focus to how many really great years I’ve had since the last “bad year.” Since next year’s going to be a bit of a landmark for me (can you believe I’ll turn 35 AGAIN???), it’s a good time for reflection. If you need some of that, too, consider the following (and thanks, Shawn!):
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1. Being able to smell the grass that Tom is cutting because my windows are still open after a record ten days of “moderate” temperatures.
2. Finding an interesting person through a newly discovered blog and feeling inspired.
3. Getting e-mail from a TJB reader.
4. Today is “Dictionary Day,” and I love dictionaries.
Book dealers, that is.
If you are interested in rare and collectible children’s and illustrated books, check out EMMAURICE Books.
If you are interested in rare, used, and out-of-print books with a focus on mystery, science fiction, and horror, check out Christine Kovach, Bookseller.
Maybe you’ll find the perfect gift for yourself or some hard-to-buy-for person in your life.
Fear of dentists? Not me. I love my dentist. His entire office staff is wonderful. Even his office is wonderful. It’s located in one of Montrose’s historic houses. The windows overlook a landscaped back yard with a fountain. The dental chairs are comfortable. The music is classical. It’s almost a treat to go to the dentist!
Until today, when I took my mother to her appointment, and Jack the Office Manager said the most frightening thing to me. I quote:
Today’s my sister’s birthday. She’s forty-nine. She recently had twins after going through her first pregnancy!
Thanks, Jack. Now I have tocophobia.
From the first time I heard it, I loved the term “comfort food.” Whether it’s healthy or decadent, complicated or simple, comfort food is a universal concept.
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